Wednesday, February 20, 2008

MSNBC's Osama/Obama Mix-Up

On Monday's edition of Hardball with Chris Matthews, a preview of a story about Barack Obama had a troubling graphic with it: the picture was of Osama Bin Laden. Later in the broadcast, the host was forced to apologize and the person who displayed the image has been dealt with accordingly, according to MSNBC. Media Matters has an article which displays the context in which this error transpired.

This error, coupled with additional ones by other news networks, only muddies the waters with the untrue rumors circulating the internet concerning Barack Obama's religious affiliation.

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